Author Topic: A random thread for small computing things that don't really warrant a thread of their own (Read 303294 times)

orienteer · « **Reply #1625 on:** 26 January, 2021, 01:55:32 pm »

IBM mainframe at Rover in 1965 had all of 8kb. We wrote FORTRAN II programs, input on punched cards to predict vehicle performance, and design torque converters.

ian · « **Reply #1626 on:** 26 January, 2021, 01:57:27 pm »

I have a vague recollection of the Vic-20, which had a 5k RAM pack that wobbled on the back and fell off if you got too excitable playing a game of Blue Meanies.

Jaded · « **Reply #1627 on:** 26 January, 2021, 03:51:18 pm »

My ZX81 had 1k until I bought it a 16k RAM Expansion.

Which wobbled...

ian · « **Reply #1628 on:** 26 January, 2021, 04:19:50 pm »

I like to think someone at Amazon is currently struggling to heft a 750 GB RAM pack into the back of a server.

Kim · « **Reply #1629 on:** 26 January, 2021, 04:23:01 pm »

Quote from: ian on 26 January, 2021, 04:19:50 pm

I like to think someone at Amazon is currently struggling to heft a 750 GB RAM pack into the back of a server.

It's the size of the lump of blutac needed to stop it wobbling that's the issue...

yorkie · « **Reply #1630 on:** 26 January, 2021, 07:43:55 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 26 January, 2021, 03:51:18 pm

My ZX81 had 1k until I bought it a 16k RAM Expansion.

Which wobbled...

Likewise, until my father made a holder out of some wood that firmly wedged it all together! No more wobble!!

ian · « **Reply #1631 on:** 26 January, 2021, 08:02:25 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 26 January, 2021, 04:23:01 pm

Quote from: ian on 26 January, 2021, 04:19:50 pm
I like to think someone at Amazon is currently struggling to heft a 750 GB RAM pack into the back of a server.

It's the size of the lump of blutac needed to stop it wobbling that's the issue...

Just shove some beer mats under it.

TheLurker · « **Reply #1632 on:** 30 January, 2021, 08:47:00 am »

This is so ludicrous it's funny. The calculator accessory in my installation of Mint 20 (KDE Plasma) doesn't map the mouse clicks to the UI elements properly. Click '3' displays '6'. Press the '%' key displays '1', but *only* after you've pressed a.n.other number button. I don't know what was used to build it but I've seen similar issues where there's a left / right mismapping on the toolbar so that clicking the close button maximizes the window on apps reporting as 'python' so I'd *guess* GTK or Qt.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #1633 on:** 01 February, 2021, 03:41:39 pm »

The calculator that KDE provide (Kcalc) works fine (well it does in Arch). Never had an issue like that.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1634 on:** 01 February, 2021, 05:45:51 pm »

My work laptop decided to die while it was in the middle of an update, IT reckons the OS is borked.
Can I get a loaner while you fix that one then?
No, none spare.
How do you expect me to do any work then?

Pingu · « **Reply #1635 on:** 01 February, 2021, 05:47:01 pm »

Join the club

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1636 on:** 01 February, 2021, 05:49:18 pm »

It better not take that bloody long...

Ham · « **Reply #1637 on:** 01 February, 2021, 09:47:08 pm »

From the Grauniad's cartoons, which made oi smile.

ian · « **Reply #1638 on:** 01 February, 2021, 09:54:36 pm »

I tried to make this joke once in a Teams meeting with just the two of us awaiting the failure to of the other invitees to attend.

He simply left the call.

Don't worry, I'm here all season.

woollypigs · « **Reply #1639 on:** 02 February, 2021, 10:06:39 am »

ok we are fecked... https://www.euronews.com/living/2021/02/01/scientists-have-taught-spinach-to-send-emails-and-it-could-warn-us-about-climate-change

Just wait until kale get access to twitter !!!

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1640 on:** 02 February, 2021, 10:11:21 am »

It’s the sprouts we have to worry about. Hot brassica action on Pr0nhub.

Pingu · « **Reply #1641 on:** 02 February, 2021, 11:23:21 am »

Funny-shaped carrots emailing pictures of themselves.

tiermat · « **Reply #1642 on:** 02 February, 2021, 11:35:06 am »

Not often The Register gets a mention, or link on here. I find this strange as so many of us work in IT....

https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/02/zwift_suspends_digital_dopers/

L CC · « **Reply #1643 on:** 02 February, 2021, 05:06:34 pm »

That was reported forever ago- it's hardly news.

Love how the comments eventually get to KEEP tHe LycRA lOUTS oFf teH RoaDS !!!1!1

Lightning Phil · « **Reply #1644 on:** 02 February, 2021, 05:50:42 pm »

Cockles on Instagram influencing billions.

TheLurker · « **Reply #1645 on:** 02 February, 2021, 08:22:00 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 01 February, 2021, 03:41:39 pm

The calculator that KDE provide (Kcalc) works fine (well it does in Arch). Never had an issue like that.

Ta. Not part of this distro, I'll go have a look. For now I'm dropping into command line and using bc -l if I can't be bothered to dig out my calculator out of my desk.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1646 on:** 02 February, 2021, 10:21:22 pm »

Pingu fixed (well, he did the final 10% but I did all the legwork) the latency problem on our Harmony remote control which has been grinding my gears for the last couple of months.
Everything turns on instantly rather than it having a delay of 25s

(The reason it won't connect to the internet remains unexplained but he doesn't care as long as he doesn't have to power cycle the router. And I don't care now the remote responds less glacially).

Pingu · « **Reply #1647 on:** 02 February, 2021, 10:57:37 pm »

And you got your work laptop back.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1648 on:** 02 February, 2021, 11:24:32 pm »

Yay.
I think $:-\$

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1649 on:** 03 February, 2021, 12:32:44 pm »

No, really, ROBOCOPY, if I ask you to copy those (large) .zip files from [here] to [there] there is absolutely no need to recreate the (empty) directory structure of the rest of [here] as well. Because there’s tens of thousands of sub-sub-sub-folders down there

Plus a handful of .zip files that I never knew existed.

Happily

Code: [Select]

ROBOCOPY “[there]” “[there]” /S /MOVE

nukes them in a satisfactory, if time-munching, manner.